Diego Martinez' charges have dropped off quite dramatically since though and they head into this daunting fixture on the back of three straights defeats after going down 2-0 to Valencia at Mestalla before the international break.
Lawro's prediction: 3-0Avelino's prediction: To beat City at the Etihad like Wolves and Manchester United did, you pretty much have to play the perfect game. As great as Sheffield United have been this season, I think City will have too much for them. Kevin de Bruyne is playing like an alien at the moment, and is the best player in the Premier League without a doubt. Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
Wolverhampton 13 4 7 2 18 16 19 . Sheff Utd 13 4 6 3 16 12 18 7 Burnley 13 5 3 5 20 18 18 . Arsenal 13 4 6 3 18 19 18 9 Man Utd 13 4 5 4 19 15 17 10 Tottenham 13 4 5 4 21 19 17 11 Bournemouth 13 4 4 5 16 17 16 12 Newcastle 14 4 4 6 13 22 16 13 Brighton 13 4 3 6 15 19 15 14 Crystal Palace 13 4 3 6 11 18 15 15 Aston Villa 13 4 2 7 19 20 14 16 Everton 13 4 2 7 13 20 14 17 West Ham 13 3 4 6 16 23 13 .
King of Bournemouth in the home dressing room before the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and BurnleyGetty Images King is a fine footballer, a very good player for Bournemouth and perhaps capable of playing a little bit higher but not at the level United are aiming for. In the past a club like United would have multiple transfer targets, each fulfilling a different need but all being viable if one or more of their first-choice options were not available.
Neymar might be the biggest name at PSG, but their most-prized asset is probably Mbappe. If the French club can hold onto him for one more season after the current one, it would be ideal for the French champions. Read the full story Willian set for free transfer to Barcelona Chelsea winger Willian is reportedly close to an agreement which will see him join Barcelona for free this summer when his current contract expires at the west London club.
A much changed side recorded a facile 0-4 victory away to Antoniano in the Copa Del Rey on Wednesday, and there is a real feeling around the club now that good things can be achieved this term, following what was a dismal start to Rubi's tenure.
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde says he preferred the old format of the Spanish Super Cup and that the competition is only being held in Saudi Arabia because of the money on offer. The competition has been reformatted to include the two top in La Liga and the finalists in the Copa del Rey. It is normally played in August between the league and cup winners. The bottom line is football has become a business and as a business it looks for income," Valverde said.
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo. Posted at 81' Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden. BookingPosted at 79' Tom Davies (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 79' Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Here is a match to be played in Belgium and my bet on this match is standard liege to win who will travel to play against the Kortrijk team, otherwise what I have to say is that the host team is a team just struggling to survive while the Standard team which potentiate the top of the table and is therefore a favorite. In the last 6 h2h matches between the both sides, standard liege won 4 matches and the home team won 2 matches. I expect liege to win here as they are playing good lately and have been strong.
As has been the case for some time, a lack of defensive strength has cost Dale over the festive period. They've shipped seven goals in three games. Such a total just won't do, especially when they're seemingly not good enough to make up for it at the other end. On the road Dale's defensive weaknesses continue to be magnified. They've shipped four in their last two and have now conceded a disappointing 23 goals in 12 travelling matches, conceded two or more in seven of those 12.
Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Posted at 61' Attempt blocked. Ryan Christie (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Posted at 61' Attempt blocked. Olivier Ntcham (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Posted at 60' Mohamed Elyounoussi (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 60' Foul by Ray Grant (Clyde).
Well it can be explained that odds for the over 2.5 goals are so high because Isloch won 1-0 away at Soligorsk two rounds ago despite playing the last 30 minutes in 10 men, but both clubs have at this level 6 wins in a row at this moment scoring goals with ease at the same time, and even though Dinamo Minsk Res. should be on top of things they have not looked great in defense recently conceding from modest Slutsk 2 a goal in the 8th minute last home game which they only won 2-1 thanks to a penalty kick in the second half.
Nothing went right for 22-year-old, who looks light years away from the promising youngster who won an England cap against Brazil at Wembley in November 2017. The FA Cup is very much second on manager Eddie Howe's list of priorities but he will know that, for the most part, this showed Bournemouth to be missing any spark, only springing to life when it was too late and when Arsenal had taken their foot off the gas.
Two years! The first year it was won by Ada Hegerberg - undeniably a deserving champion. But she picked up her trophy and was asked to twerk. The only good thing about the whole sorry episode was the look of horror on Kylian Mbappe's face as he watched the whole debacle unfold. What's more interesting about Hegerberg is her refusal to play international football due to her feeling that female players are not respected enough by Norway's powers-that-be.
Posted at 68' Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End). Posted at 68' Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 66' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Michael McGovern. Posted at 64' Attempt missed. Josh Harrop (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
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Leipzig is in a great moment this season. They are 3rd with 42 points 1 point less than Bayern Munich that is in first place. Werder Bremen in other hand is in 17th place and they are in danger zone and wants points to avoid the relegation.
We have to put the blinkers on," the 53-year-old said. It is not the easiest game I ever prepared with a team because there are two things tomorrow [Wednesday] night. Usually I don't have to think about anything else other than the football game and I can be focused. But in the end we can only win if we are 100% so we have to go for something as well, it is not as if we are there waiting for the party to start.
China has consistently denied mistreating Uighur Muslims in the country. Arsenal's statement received thousands of comments, many were critical or suggested it was not good enough. One commenter wrote "that's it?", while another responded with a picture of an Ozil shirt they had cut up. Some users also wrote posts with the hashtags "#Protesting against Ozil" and "#Ozil made inappropriate comments about China".
That was what happened for Norwich's first goal, when David Luiz just backed off and backed off to give Teemu Pukki the chance to shoot, but there were a couple of warnings before then and it kept on happening afterwards as well. It seemed that the Arsenal midfield players did not know when to press and the two centre-halves, Luiz and Shkodran Mustafi were dropping off and giving Pukki acres of space to run into.
The result left Southampton 12th with 34 points from 27 games while beleaguered Villa stayed 17th on 25 points, one above the relegation zone. The Saints dominated proceedings and debutant William Smallbone hit the post with a deflected shot in the sixth minute before Ireland striker Long netted the opener two minutes later.
Fulham's players, substitutes and coaches celebrated exuberantly, and the goal rather knocked the stuffing out of their opponents. Cardiff could barely lay a glove on Parker's men as they passed the ball around at will, almost toying with the home side as they took a firm grip on the tie. Former Cardiff forward Bobby Decordova-Reid was close to adding to their lead, his fierce half-volley fizzing narrowly over the bar.
I'll always love Spurs, but it's one of them things. I've always said if I don't feel like we're progressing as a team or going in the right direction, I'm not someone to stay there just for the sake of it," Kane said. I'm an ambitious player, I want to improve and become better. I want to become a top, top player, so it all depends on what happens as a team and how we progress as a team.
Strong organisation, strong discipline and the right motivation are some of the key ingredients in football, and I'm pleased that he will be part of my backroom team. Ancelotti won two Champions Leagues with AC Milan and one with Real Madrid, as well as domestic titles with Milan in his homeland, Chelsea in England, Paris St-Germain in France and also in Germany with Bayern Munich. He guided Chelsea to the Premier League and FA Cup double during his first season in charge in 2009-10 but was dismissed after failing to win a trophy in the following campaign.
I don't think we had any semblance of hope for the future of this club for over a decade. We are willing to put our trust in them, even in such a short period of time they have earned it. The fact they are supporting the club with their own money through this period as well, it is a sense of standing with them and showing them that the fans are grateful. Hirst said work being done by the club and owners during the public health crisis by providing thousands of food parcels for vulnerable families has resonated strongly with fans.
It hasn't been a straightforward campaign for Depor, but their last two efforts have been encouraging. Against Tenerife at this venue, La Coruna looked useful going forward, while they also did a good job of resisting at the back. Much of the same can be said of their efforts against Numancia last time out, except on that occasion they did an even better job of restricting their opponents, winning by a goal to nil.
Inter are the only team in Serie A to still have a 100% travelling record, which after seven matches is unusual. Antonio Conte's men haven't defended immensely well away from home, but they've developed a real winning instinct. Their cause has also been helped by the fact that they've scoring lots of goals, which is no small part down to the fine form of strikers Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez.
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Klopp was frustrated at Liverpool's fluffed chances, as Mohamed Salah had a rare off day with his finishing. The chances we had were incredible. We were at least four or five times in a one-on-one with the goalkeeper, so if we score then it is game over," he said of missed opportunities after Liverpool went 1-0 up before being pegged back.
Valladolid vs Valencia predictions for Saturday night’s La Liga fixture at Jose Zorrilla. After four wins from their last six league games, Valencia will be confident that they can overcome a Valladolid side who are without a win in five when the sides meet this weekend. Read on for all our free La Liga predictions and betting tips.
Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross following a corner. Posted at 68' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Dan-Axel Zagadou. BookingPosted at 66' Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card. Posted at 66' Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 66' Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund). Goal!Posted at 64' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Borussia Dortmund 3.
The last seven Manchester United away league games have all seen under 2.5 goals scored. Brighton have either failed to score or scored just once in nine of their home league games this season. Brighton and Hove Albion are edging towards securing another season in the Premier League. They are 15th at the time of writing this preview and host sixth placed Manchester United.
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Given how big the game is for the home side and Villa Park can be on occasions such as this there's an opportunity for Villa to go and do something. If they get a good performance and a win out of that it will show a lot about them, but it looks like even a draw is not good enough at this stage. Brighton and Hove Albion BrightonGetty Images As much as they have definitely improved as footballing side under their new manager, I'm not sure they will have enough.
Jalapa fc is here to clash against Chinandega fc in their ongoing league games in Nicaragua division, the visiting team have beaten Juventus Managua in their last game with scoring four goals to nil so I think they are in good form so far and I see that they have won their last two games of their meetings so I think they are going to get another three points from this game despite being away from home. The home team have lost their last game by two goals to nil so they are not in their usual form so I am backing the visitors to get all points.
Benfica have scored at least two goals in seven of their last eight matches. Braga have scored two or more goals in seven of their last nine matches. Braga have no clean sheet in the last seven away matches. Benfica have seen three of their last four matches end in over 4.5 goals. Benfica are unbeaten in 13 straight home matches.
Puskas Akademia is likely to win this match when he is in better form than Varda Se. Specifically Videoton Puskas Akademia has won the last 3/5 matches, won the last 6/9 matches on the away field and won the last 4/7 matches. And Varda Se has lost the last 3/5 matches, the last 4/10 matches at home, have not won the last 5/8 matches at home, have not won the last 4/5 matches. Confrontation history shows that in the last 3 away games at Varda Se's home team, Videoton Puskas Akademia won 2 lose 1, and after 6 confrontations, Varda Se won 2 draws 1 lost 3, 4/6 matches The match has a maximum of 2 goals scored. Varda Se did not win the last 6/10 matches, did not win the last 4/5 matches. At home Varda Se has not won the last 6/10 matches, not won the last 3/5 matches.
Football leagues will be allowed to open transfer windows before the current campaign is concluded under new regulations announced by Fifa on Thursday. The world governing body announced the measures in response to the delays to leagues across the globe caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has already said England's top flight will not allow clubs to sign players before 25 July, after the delayed campaign is brought to an end.
Tottenham or Manchester City next month," Solskjaer said. Pogba) had another test and a scan at the start of the international break and he's not healed yet. But he's stepping up his recovery and he's out of a cast. He was in one for six or seven weeks. You do lose loads of muscle so he's gradually stepping up walking on the treadmill, biking with a free ankle.
Posted at 90'+1' Kevin Lasagna (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 90' Daniele Padelli (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 90' Foul by Lukasz Teodorczyk (Udinese). BookingPosted at 87' Kevin Lasagna (Udinese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 87' Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 87' Foul by Kevin Lasagna (Udinese).
Flamengo secured a dramatic Copa Libertadores victory over rivals River Plate in November and came from behind to beat Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal 3-1 in their Club World Cup semi-final. I know what we have to expect," Klopp added. Flamengo will be intense, organised, [coach] Jorge Jesus has changed their fortunes and most of their things. They have different ways of playing and they have real quality in the centre of the park, they are cheeky on the wings and they can shoot from distance - just like a successful team should be.
They have no win in the last three home matches but they have won three of their last seven at home. In two of their last three home matches, Watford have conceded a combined six goals and scored five. They have no win in the last two Premier League matches at home but had won each of the last three previously.
